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- !ArchiCPC - © DavRob 1995
-
- Introduction
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- !ArchiCPC is an application which converts Amstrad CPC Multiface screen
- grabs into Risc OS sprites.
-
- To load it simply double click on its filer icon, Multiface screen grabs
- can be simply dragged to its icon.
-
- How it works
- ------------
- Deep within the code is an extremely fast ARM code procedure which does
- all of the hard work.
-
- The idea is :
- 1. Read Multiface header to see which mode the screen is (0,1,2)
- 2. Get X and Y dimensions
- 3. Load graphics data into an array
- 4. Call the ARM code which creates the blank sprite and does the conversion
- 5. Read the palette entry from the Multiface file and convert them to RGB
- 6. Write out the sprite file
-
- Problems
- --------
- 1. Only converts one way (CPC-Sprite)
- 2. Only works on some overscanned pictures (Not our fault)
- 3. Not tested in Risc PC (It should work....)
- 4. You need a Multiface
- 5. You need a CPC with a 3½" drive and a dos copy program
- 6. You Risc OS 3 or higher (or !MultiFS) to read the DOS disc
-
- Contact info
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- David O'Shea Robert O'Sullivan
- 23 Hillcrest 7 Hillcrest
- Carrigaline Carrigaline
- Cork Cork
- Ireland Ireland
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- (CPC) (Acorn)
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- Licence
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-
- Permission is hereby given for you to copy this program and freely
- distribute it, subject to the following conditions:
-
- • No charge is made for the program (except nominal media costs).
- • No alterations are made to any of the files within the !ArchiCPC
- application.
- • All of the files within the !ArchiCPC application are supplied, including
- this one.
- • No attempt is made to reverse engineer any of the programs in the
- application.
- • This program shall not be used in or by any other program.
- • This ReadMe file is supplied, unaltered.
-